Grounded fleet size of China Eastern Airlines reduced to zero at Shanghai base

The carrier said it will add flights between cities such as Beijing, Guangzhou in South China'sGuangdong Province and Chengdu in Southwest China'sSichuan Province in the future. The carrier said it will add flights between cities such asBeijing,GuangzhouinSouth China'sGuangdong ProvinceandChengduinSouthwest China'sSichuan Provincein the future. In 2020, the epidemic brought huge challenges to the global aviation industry. The global air transport volume dropped by 60...

The carrier said it will add flights between cities such as Beijing, Guangzhou in South China'sGuangdong Province and Chengdu in Southwest China'sSichuan Province in the future.

In 2020, the epidemic brought huge challenges to the global aviation industry. The global air transport volume dropped by 60 percent to 70 percent compared with the previous year. The parking problem of a large number of aircraft also became prominent as more and more airports simply became parking lots.

According to statistics from the International Air Transport Association, 13,700 aircraft, accounting for nearly two-thirds of the total fleet in global were grounded.

China's major domestic airlines have also reduced the number of flights. Meanwhile, many of the parked planes have either been overhauled or modified, and they must be inspected and maintained regularly in order to avoid corrosion of the aircraft and degradation of battery performance.

China Eastern Airlines has been the least badly affected among China's three major airlines in terms of grounded aircraft.

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